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Finance & Financial Management at American University

Finance & Financial Management at American University

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance & Financial Management section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
  • Master’s Degree in Finance

The American University Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The finance major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Finance Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at American University.

The American University Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

The American University Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of finance master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 124

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers 25,930 $150,970
Financial Managers 6,900 $166,710
Financial Analysts 3,850 $102,510
Financial Specialists 3,070 $107,760
Chief Executives 1,880 $247,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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